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Russia, China veto sparks West’s outrage

Saturday, July 21, 2012

UNITED NATIONS: Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN
Security Council resolution on Syria for the third time, sparking outrage by
the Western nations which demanded sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad.

The US presidency called the third veto in nine months
“highly regrettable”. Britain said it was “appalled”. France said Russia and
China had given the Syrian government time to “crush the opposition.” Eleven of
the 15 nations on the council voted for the resolution, Russia and China voted
against -- killing the resolution, as permanent members of the council have
veto power -- while Pakistan and South Africa abstained.

Amid growing doubts over the future of the peace mission of
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, the United States said it would now act
outside of the UN body to confront Assad.

US ambassador Susan Rice called the veto “dangerous and
deplorable”.

“We will intensify our work with a diverse range of partners
outside the Security Council to bring pressure to bear on the Assad regime and
to deliver assistance to those in need,” she said.

“The Security Council has failed utterly in its most
important task on the agenda this year,” she added.

“It is clear that Russia only aims to give more time to the
Syrian regime to crush the opposition,” said France's envoy Gerard Araud.

“Refusing Annan the means of pressure that he asked for is
to threaten his mission,” Araud told the council.

Britain is “appalled” at the veto, said British ambassador
Mark Lyall Grant, whose country took the lead in writing the resolution.

“The effect of their actions is to protect a brutal regime.
They have chosen to put their national interests ahead of the lives of millions
of Syrians.” The British text, backed by the United States, France, Germany and
Portugal, threatened non-military sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter
if Assad does not withdraw heavy weapons from Syrian cities.

Russia, Assad's key ally, refused to accept sanctions or
action under Chapter VII. Western nations wanted to use the resolution to
justify “external military involvement” in Syria,” Russia's UN ambassador
Vitaly Churkin said, adding that they sought to “fan the flames” of violence.